The Sukhi Kinari hydropower project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is in the final phase of its completion, as 86 percent of the work has been completed.
During the conversation with journalists on a visit to the project site in Mansehra, the officials of the Sukhi Kinari hydropower project said the project — being built on a BOOT [build, own, operate, and transfer] basis — would add 884-megawatt electricity to the national grid.
According to the officials, 93 percent of work on tunnels, 80 percent on penstock, and 90 percent on powerhouse has so far been completed.
